Bryan Maxwell
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Bryan Clifford Maxwell (born September 7, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 331 games in the National Hockey League and 124 games in the World Hockey Association. He played for the Cleveland Crusaders, Cincinnati Stingers, New England Whalers, Minnesota North Stars, St. Louis Blues, Winnipeg Jets, and Pittsburgh Penguins.
Maxwell was born in North Bay, Ontario. He is a former head coach of the ECHL hockey team, the Victoria Salmon Kings, out of Victoria, British Columbia.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1972–73 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WCHL | 37 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
| 1973–74 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WCHL | 63 | 11 | 56 | 67 | 229 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| 1974–75 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WCHL | 63 | 14 | 50 | 64 | 288 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 |
| 1975–76 | Cleveland Crusaders | WHA | 73 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 177 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1976–77 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976–77 | Cincinnati Stingers | WHA | 34 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 1977–78 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977–78 | Binghamton Dusters | AHL | 24 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977–78 | New England Whalers | WHA | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978–79 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 25 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978–79 | Oklahoma City Stars | CHL | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979–80 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 57 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 112 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1979–80 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980–81 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 40 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 137 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 54 |
| 1980–81 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981–82 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 45 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982–83 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 54 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 131 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| 1983–84 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983–84 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 45 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984–85 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 40 |
| 1984–85 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 44 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — |
| WHA totals | 124 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 217 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | ||
| NHL totals | 331 | 18 | 77 | 95 | 745 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 86 |
International
Coaching statistics
| Regular season | Postseason | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | League | G | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | Finish | G | W | L | Result |
| 1986–87 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 72 | 48 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 101 | 1st East Division | 20 | 12 | 8 | Won Memorial Cup |
| 1989–90 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 72 | 30 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 4th West Division | 6 | 1 | 5 | Lost in Division Semifinals |
| 1990–91 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 72 | 48 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 2nd West Division | 15 | 14 | 1 | Won Memorial Cup |
| 1991–92 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 72 | 37 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 80 | 2nd West Division | 9 | 5 | 4 | Lost in Division Semifinals |
| 1992–93 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 72 | 28 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 5th West Division | 10 | 4 | 6 | Lost in Division Semifinals |
| 1993–94 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 72 | 31 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 66 | 5th West Division | 3 | 0 | 3 | Lost in First Round |
| 1995–96† | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 48 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 2nd Central Division | 4 | 0 | 4 | Lost in First Round |
| 1997–98 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 72 | 32 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 75 | 2nd Central Division | 4 | 0 | 4 | Lost in First Round |
| 1998–99 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 72 | 31 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 71 | 3rd Central Division | 4 | 0 | 4 | Lost in First Round |
| 1999–00 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 72 | 25 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 59 | 4th Central Division | Did not qualify | |||
| 2000–01 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 72 | 29 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 66 | 4th Central Division | 5 | 1 | 4 | Lost in Quarterfinals |
| 2002–03† | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 34 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 5th Central Division | Did not qualify | |||
| 2004–05 | Victoria Salmon Kings | ECHL | 72 | 15 | 52 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 8th West Division | Did not qualify | |||
| 2005–06† | Victoria Salmon Kings | ECHL | 38 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 5th West Division | Did not qualify |
Legend
- † – Replaced midseason
Transactions
- June, 1975 – Selected by the Cleveland Crusaders (WHA) in 1975 WHA Amateur Draft.
- June, 1976 – Transferred to the Minnesota Fighting Saints (WHA) after the Cleveland Crusaders (WHA) franchise relocated.
- September, 1976 – Traded to the Cincinnati Stingers (WHA) by the Minnesota Fighting Saints (WHA) for John McKenzie and the rights to Ivan Hlinka.
- May 26, 1977 – Traded to the New England Whalers (WHA) by the Cincinnati Stingers (WHA) with Greg Carroll for the rights to Mike Liut.
- February, 1978 – Signed as a free agent by the Minnesota North Stars after securing release from the New England Whalers (WHA).
- June 10, 1979 – Traded to the St. Louis Blues by the Minnesota North Stars with Richie Hansen for St. Louis' 2nd round choice (later traded to the Calgary Flames who selected Dave Reierson) in 1982 NHL Entry Draft.
- July 3, 1981 – Traded to the Winnipeg Jets by the St. Louis Blues with Paul MacLean and Ed Staniowski for Scott Campbell and John Markell.
- October 13, 1983 – Claimed on waivers by the Pittsburgh Penguins from the Winnipeg Jets.
Personal life
Byran Maxwell has a family of elite hockey prospects and devotion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as his father, Stan Maxwell, was an elite hockey prospect, his brother, Randy Maxwell, was an elite hockey prospect; and his son, Brooks Maxwell, was not only an elite hockey prospect, but also took two years off of his hockey career to serve a mission for the church. Also, his two nephews, Mitch Maxwell and Russ Maxwell were elite hockey prospects and took two years off their hockey careers to serve a mission for the church as well.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from , or , or , or
| Preceded byDoug Hicks | Minnesota North Stars first-round draft pick 1975 | Succeeded byGlen Sharpley |